Chrysanthemum plant named ‘CIFZ0089’

ABSTRACT

A new garden type  Chrysanthemum  plant named ‘CIFZ0089’ particularly distinguished by its medium size plant with mound plant habit, a small size decorative flower, yellow flower color and a natural season response late September.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Chrysanthemumx morifolium.

Varietal denomination: ‘CIFZ0089’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Chrysanthemum, botanically knownas Chrysanthemum x morifolium, and hereinafter referred to by thevariety name ‘CIFZ0089’.

‘CIFZ0089’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivarhas a medium size plant with mound plant habit, a small size decorativeflower, yellow flower color and a natural season response lateSeptember.

‘CIFZ0089’ originated from a mutation of X-ray treated cuttings inAugust 2018 in Gilroy, Calif. ‘CIFZ0089’ was selected from the resultingplants on Jan. 11, 2019 in Gilroy, Calif.

The female parent was the variety ‘CIFZ0070’, U.S. Plant Pat. No.31,323.

TABLE 1 Characteristics of the female parent, compared to ‘CIFZ0089’:‘CIFZ0070’, U.S. Plant Trait ‘CIFZ0089’ Pat. No. 31,323 Naturalresponse: ½ to 1 week faster ½ to 1 week slower Blackcloth response:Similar Similar Flower size: Similar Similar Flower color: Moreyellow/less orange More orange/less yellow Flower type: Similar SimilarPlant size: Smaller Larger Plant habit: Similar Similar Plant strength:Stronger Weaker

As the new variety is the result of mutation breeding, there is no maleparent.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Breeder reference’ wasaccomplished when vegetative stem cuttings were propagated from theinitial selection in March 2019 in Gilroy, Calif.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in March 2019 and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated thatthe combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘CIFZ0089’are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations ofasexual reproduction.

‘CIFZ0089’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar has not yet been applied for.‘CIFZ0089’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effectivefiling date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that mayhave been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date ofthis application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘CIFZ0089’directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of thesecharacteristics distinguishes this Chrysanthemum as a new and distinctvariety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliagecharacteristics of ‘CIFZ0089’ with colors being as true as possible withan illustration of this type.

The photographic drawing shows in FIG. 1 a close view of flower of thenew variety and

in FIG. 2 a flowering plant from an indoor trial.

The aforementioned photographs: FIG. 1 , as well as FIG. 2 were taken inMarch 2021 both showing a plant from the same blackcloth indoor trial inEnkhuizen, The Netherlands.

These plants were about 10 weeks of age. One rooted cutting per pot hadbeen planted in a one gallon pot, not pinched in week 53, 2020 and blackclothed from week 3. Plants started flowering mid March 2021.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The measurements were taken in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands in March 2021on the plants from an indoor blackcloth trial.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2015.

TABLE 2 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘CIFZ0089’ AND TWO MOSTSIMILAR VARIETIES: ‘Golden Yocheryl’, U.S. Trait ‘CIFZ0089’ Plant Pat.No. 16,383 Natural response: 1 week faster 1 week slower Blackclothresponse: Similar Similar Flower size: Smaller Larger Flower type:Similar Similar Plant size: Taller in blackcloth, Shorter in blackcloth,larger smaller overall natural overall in natural Plant habit: SimilarSimilar Flower longevity: Similar Similar Plant strength: WeakerStronger

TABLE 3 ‘Conaco Yellow’, Trait ‘CIFZ0089’ Unpatented Natural response:Similar Similar Blackcloth response: 1 week faster 1 week slower Flowersize: Smaller Larger Flower type: Similar Similar Plant size: LargerSmaller Plant habit: More upright in More mounded in blackclothblackcloth Flower longevity: 25% longer 25% shorter Plant strength:Weaker Stronger

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Herbaceous garden-type, stems.            Upright and outwardly spreading, freely branching, strong            and moderately vigorous growth habit.        -   Plant height (above soil).—17-19 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—20-23 cm.        -   Plant width.—28-30 cm.-   Roots:    -   -   Number of days to initiate roots.—About 4 days at about 22°            C.        -   Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.—14-16 days at            22° C.        -   Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching.        -   Color.—RHS N155B.-   Foliage:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate.        -   Immature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 139A.        -   Immature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 139B.        -   Mature leaf, color, upper surface.—RHS NN137A.        -   Mature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS NN137B.        -   Length.—3.2 cm.        -   Width.—3.0 cm.        -   Shape.1'Ovate, with distinct lobes.        -   Base shape.—Attenuate.        -   Apex shape.—Mucronate.        -   Margin.—5-lobed (palmate), edge dentate.        -   Number of margin indentations.—Medium.        -   Depth of margin indentations.—Medium.        -   Leaf length terminal lobe relative to total leaf            length.—Medium.        -   Leaf depth lower lateral sinus.—Medium.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Bifid hairs.        -   Texture, lower surface.—Bifid hairs.        -   Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 138B.        -   Color of veins, lower surface.—RHS 138A.        -   Pattern of veining.—Palmate.        -   Petiole color.—RHS 139A.        -   Petiole length.—1.0-1.1 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2-0.3 cm.        -   Texture.—Bifid hairs.        -   Presence of stipules.—Yes.        -   If present, size of stipules.—Small.-   Stem:    -   -   Quantity of main branches per plant.—6-8.        -   Color of stem.—RHS 138A.        -   Length of stem.—8.0-9.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.5 cm.        -   Length of internodes.—2.5-3.0 cm.        -   Texture.—Bifid hairs.        -   Color of peduncle.—RHS 138A.        -   Length of peduncle.—4.0-4.5 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter.—0.3 cm.        -   Texture.—Bifid hairs.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Compositae, solitary, decorative-type inflorescences            borne terminally above foliage, ligulate ray florets            arranged acropetally on a capitulum giving a double flower.        -   Quantity of short days to flowering (response            time).—Approximately 7 weeks.        -   Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—80-90 with some buds            developing.        -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About six            weeks from first color.        -   Fragrance.—Slightly spicy.-   Bud (when showing color):    -   -   Color.—RHS 8A with center of bud RHS 139C.        -   Length.—0.8-0.9 cm.        -   Width.—1.0-1.1 cm.        -   Shape.—Oblate.-   Immature inflorescence:    -   -   Diameter.—2.0-2.5 cm.        -   Color of ray florets, outer ray florets, upper surface.—RHS            9A; inner whorls RHS 13A and up to 10 yellow-greenish petals            in the center of the flower; RHS N144A.        -   Color of ray florets, inner ray florets, upper surface.—RHS            N144A.        -   Color of ray florets, outer whorls, lower surface.—RHS 9A.        -   Color of ray florets, inner whorls, lower surface.—RHS            N144A.-   Mature inflorescence:    -   -   Diameter.—4.6 cm.        -   Depth.—1.4 cm.        -   Total diameter of disc.—No disc present.        -   Receptacle color.—RHS 143C.        -   Receptacle height.—0.6 cm.        -   Receptacle diameter.—1.6 cm.        -   Length of corolla tube.—Medium.-   Ray florets:    -   -   Average quantity of florets.—140-150 in several whorls.        -   Average number of rows or whorls of ray florets.—About 16.        -   Density of ray florets.—Dense.        -   Predominant type of ray floret.—Ligulate.        -   Color of ray florets, outer ray florets, upper surface.—RHS            9A.        -   Color of ray florets, inner ray florets, upper surface.—RHS            13A.        -   Color of ray florets, outer whorls, lower surface.—RHS 9A.        -   Color of ray florets, inner whorls, lower surface.—RHS 13A.        -   Ray floret longitudinal axis curvature strength of the inner            and outer rows.—Curvature for the outer rows is weak and            inner rows is weak to medium.        -   Ray floret corolla tube shape.—Flattened.        -   Length.—2.7 cm.        -   Width/diameter.—0.5-0.6 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptical.        -   Apex shape.—Mostly obtuse and dentate.        -   Base shape.—Tube.        -   Margin: entire.—Small incisions may be present at tip.        -   Margin: type of rolling.—Moderately involute.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Papillate.        -   Lower surface.—Papillate.        -   Ribs present.—Yes.        -   Number of keels.—2.        -   Profile at widest point.—Moderately concave.        -   Longitudinal axis shape.—Straight, occasionally twisted.-   Disc florets:    -   -   Number of disc florets.—0.-   Inflorescence (at moment of senescence):    -   -   Color of ray florets, upper surface.—RHS 12A.        -   Color of ray florets, lower surface.—RHS 12B.-   Phyllaries:    -   -   Quantity.—20-25.        -   Color, upper surface.—RHS 143C.        -   Color, lower surface.—RHS 143A.        -   Length.—0.6 cm.        -   Width.—0.1-0.2 cm.        -   Shape.—Lanceolate.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Base.—Fused.        -   Margins.—Entire.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous.        -   Texture, lower surface.—Canescent.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Pistil.—One.        -   Length.—0.4 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS 150C.        -   Style length.—0.3 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 7D.        -   Stigma shape.—Bi-parted.        -   Ovary color.—RHS 145C.        -   Ovary length.—0.2 cm.        -   Ovary width.—0.1 cm.-   Androecium: As no disc florets are present, no androecium developed.    -   -   Fertility/seed set.—Has not been determined to date.        -   Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date.        -   Hardiness.—Has not been determined to date.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plantnamed ‘CIFZ0089’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.